Opportunity Mars Rover: Getting Ready for Winter
While NASA’s Curiosity rover is en route to Mars, the Opportunity robot has been busy scoping out sites for the approaching winter on the red planet. Opportunity is on the prowl for locations with a favorable northerly tilt on the north end of Cape York on the rim of...Book Review: Exploring Mars – Chronicles from a Decade of Discovery
Exploring Mars – Chronicles from a Decade of Discovery by Scott Hubbard; University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona; $17.95 (paperback); December 2011. As I write this today, NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is outbound for the red planet. It has been a long haul for the...MSL/Curiosity to Further Human Exploration
While the primary goal of NASA’s ambitious $2.5 billion Mars Science Laboratory mission is to assess the habitability of the Martian environment, U. S. space agency experts planning for the future human exploration of the Red Planet will be...NASA’s Mars Rover: Go for Saturday Sendoff!
The Curiosity rover is ready for its cruise to the red planet. If all stays on track, an Atlas V rocket will boost NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory into space on November 26th. On that day, the launch window for departure of the craft extends from 10:02 a.m. to 11:45...CSExtra – Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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To subscribe to CSExtra via RSS feed click here. If you would prefer to receive CSExtra in e-mail format, e-mail us at Info@space.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Tuesday CSExtra offers the latest reporting and commentary on space-related happenings...U. S., Russian and Japanese Astronauts Make Safe Return to Earth from International Space Station
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying three U. S., Russian and Japanese astronauts descended safely into remote Kazakhstan late Monday, ending a 167-day voyage to the International Space Station for the three men. Wintry conditions greeted Mike Fossum, Sergey Volkov and...Companies Eye Microgravity Production Technology
A business unit of the Schafer Corporation based in Albuquerque, New Mexico has teamed with MoonDust Technologies of Tucson, Arizona to pursue a unique line of products resulting from the use of Schafer’s proprietary microgravity production technology. The agreement...CSExtra – Monday, November 21, 2011
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Looking back at #ESASpaceCamp 2026 (2025, 2024):
We had the great honor to host a new ESA mini #astronaut - that looks a bit like @Astro_Pablo_ESA - for few days at the camp, and then give it to Pablo! Thank you so much for accepting this little gift!
.. and this is a sort of tradition now, as @astro_marcus Wandt got his mini version in 2025, and it started in 2024 with @ESAastro_amelie Schoenenwald ! Thank you so much! And who will get an #ESA mini astronaut @playmobil figure during #ESASpaceCamp 2027?
#STEAM #STEMEd
One is our home. The other is a massive gas giant with breathtaking rings. 😮💨✨
If these two worlds were side by side, the size difference would be mind-blowing! 🤯
#Space #Universe #NASA #Astronomy #Earth #Saturn #Cosmos #SpaceFacts
Wonderful!
"Imagine a lion with the nose of a dying star, a mane of space dust and a habitat 10,000 light-years away from Earth. On its infrared galactic safari, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) just captured it on camera."
#Science #Space #Astronomy
⏯️New images reveal
Once the Space Shuttle left orbit, it became a giant unpowered glider. 🚀
No go-around. No second attempt.
It reentered at roughly 28,000 km/h, descended far more steeply than an airliner and touched down near 350 km/h.
There’s a reason it was called “the flying brick.”
#NASA
